verisimilitude
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It has the verisimilitude of a case study and the dread of an existential drama.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
“It managed to achieve a verisimilitude that would leave any Korean in awe.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2025
Jean-Baptiste has credited this verisimilitude to Leigh’s intensive rehearsal process, where he and his actors work together to create characters from the ground up before shooting ever begins.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2025
For language constructors — conlangers, as they are known — such small touches enhance the verisimilitude of even gigantic edifices like the “Dune” series.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2024
When he had landed on the roof of his building, he sat for a time, weaving together in his mind a story thick with verisimilitude.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing verisimilitude
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Advanced
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And Then There Were None
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